canonical islamic mysticism Arabic

Isti Dad استعداد

preparedness (default; the receiver's capacity-to-receive that governs the form of every essential divine self-disclosure)

Isti Dad (استعداد) — Doctrinally load-bearing in Fusus II (Fass Shith). The receiver’s isti’dad governs the form of every essential bestowal; the Real is seen only in the mirror of the receiver’s own preparedness. “Readiness” is forbidden because it imports a volitional register; isti’dad is ontological-receptive, not volitional. Pair with ‘atiyya in the Fass Shith bestowal-typology passages.

Etymology

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Cross-tradition resonance

Related terms across traditions (each relation is a stub the editor expands):

  • Kelim (jewish-mysticism) — [STUB: editor to expand — vessel-as-receptive-form]

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Tradition
islamic mysticism
Language
Arabic
Script
Arabic
Last revised
2026-05-02

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